15 Gurukul students fall ill after worms in lunch
2 years ago

15 Gurukul students fall ill after worms in lunch

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Fifteen students from the Gurukul minority residential school in Punnela village of Wardhannapet mandal fell ill after having their lunch in which there were worms. The hostel staff kept aside the food served freshly cooked food to other students. The hostel staff, instead of shifting the students to hospital fearing action from higher authorities, gave ORS packets to students and tried to cover up the incident that occurred on Saturday. After learning about the incident, parents rushed to the school and slammed the hostel staff and school management for the kind of food being served.

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One student dies, nine others admitted to hospital after food poisoning in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district
2 weeks ago

One student dies, nine others admitted to hospital after food poisoning in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district

Hindustan Times  

An eight-year-old third-grade student died in a case of food poisoning at the Mata Rukmini Residential School in Bijapur district, officials said on Tuesday. Officials said nine other students were also admitted to the ICU of the district hospital. Bijapur's Chief Medical and Health Officer, Dr BR Pujari, said nine students were initially brought in with food poisoning symptoms. PM …

Chhattisgarh: 8-year-old girl dies, 34 children fall ill due to suspected food poisoning at school in Bijapur
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Chhattisgarh: 8-year-old girl dies, 34 children fall ill due to suspected food poisoning at school in Bijapur

India TV News  

An eight-year-old girl lost her life and 34 other children fell ill due to suspected food poisoning at a government-aided residential school in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. As per officials, the incident occurred at Mata Rukhmani Residential School in Dhanora village, where students began complaining of uneasiness and vomiting on the night of December 8. District Chief Medical and Health Officer, …

96 students hospitalised after eating mid-day meal at Maharashtra school
2 weeks, 5 days ago

96 students hospitalised after eating mid-day meal at Maharashtra school

India Today  

As many as 96 students of a government school in Maharashtra fell ill after consuming food served as part of the mid-day meal, officials said on Friday. The affected students from Classes 1 to 7 in Chandrapur district's Pardi village, were admitted to various hospitals for treatment. Last month, in a similar incident in Telangana, almost 50 students of a …

Telangana: Day after food poisoning, Maganoor ZPHS students served worm-infested meal again
1 month ago

Telangana: Day after food poisoning, Maganoor ZPHS students served worm-infested meal again

New Indian Express  

HYDERABAD: It was the second consecutive day of distress for students at the Maganoor Zilla Parishad High School. A day after several children were hospitalised due to food poisoning after having lunch, the school management allegedly once again served worm-infested food for midday meal on Thursday. However, a student said, “We come from other villages and find it tough to …

Food poisoning at Maganoor ZP school: HM among two suspended for negligence
1 month ago

Food poisoning at Maganoor ZP school: HM among two suspended for negligence

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A day after 50 students from Maganoor Zilla Parishad School fell victim of food poisoning, the parents alleged that the food served in the hospital where the children were admitted contained worms. While the allegations were condemned by officials, the school head master and a school assistant, responsible for the negligence, were suspended. What the boy saw were peppercorns …

47 girls of social welfare hostel taken ill in Kakinada district
3 months, 3 weeks ago

47 girls of social welfare hostel taken ill in Kakinada district

The Hindu  

YELESWARAM At least 47 girl students were taken ill on August 26, Monday, reportedly due to food poisoning at the Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Social Welfare Residential Hostel at Yeleswaram in Kakinada district. The District Medical and Health officials have set up a special medical camp on the hostel campus to screen the remaining students, who complained of poor-quality food served …

24 students of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Andhra's Baptla fall ill as toxic fumes erupt in lab
4 months ago

24 students of Kendriya Vidyalaya in Andhra's Baptla fall ill as toxic fumes erupt in lab

New Indian Express  

GUNTUR: In an unfortunate incident, as many as 24 students of Kendriya Vidyalaya at Bapatla were exposed to toxic fumes in the science lab and fell ill on Saturday. According to the sources, it was learnt that students of classes six and seven were in the lab when a few students mixed Chloroquine, and lemon soda into a hot sodium …

3 children dead, 37 admitted to hospital after suspected food poisoning in Andhra Pradesh
4 months ago

3 children dead, 37 admitted to hospital after suspected food poisoning in Andhra Pradesh

India TV News  

At least children died and 37 others admitted to hospital after a suspected case of food poisoning in a hostel run by a religious organisation in Andhra Pradesh. “Three children have died after food poisoning in a hostel run by a religious organization in Kailasa Patnam, Kotavuratla Mandal of Anakapalli district. 37 children are being treated in different hospitals in …

80 students hospitalised after eating biscuits in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar
4 months ago

80 students hospitalised after eating biscuits in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar

Live Mint  

At least 80 students from a district council school in Maharashtra’s Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district were hospitalised after eating biscuits given in a nutritional meal programme. Of these, 153 were brought to the hospital and some were treated and sent home, India Today reported quoting Dr. Babasaheb Ghughe, a medical officer at the rural hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district. Ghughe said …

1 dead, 2 ill in Gurukul, snakebite suspected
4 months, 2 weeks ago

1 dead, 2 ill in Gurukul, snakebite suspected

Deccan Chronicle  

One student died and two others were hospitalised reportedly after they were bitten by a snake at the Peddapur Gurukul Residential School and Junior College in Metpally mandal of Jagtial district.This is the second death of a student in the school in a fortnight. Earlier, three students had suffered from snakebite, out of whom one had died while two others …

Food poisoning: 116 students fall sick at Gurukulam Residential School in Naidupeta
5 months, 1 week ago

Food poisoning: 116 students fall sick at Gurukulam Residential School in Naidupeta

Deccan Chronicle  

The situation unfolded on Sunday night when the students began complaining of severe stomach pain, vomiting and diarrhoea. Emergency response teams arrived at the school around midnight and began transporting the affected students to nearby government hospitals in Naidupeta, Gudur and Sullurpeta. Social welfare minister Dola Bala Veeranjaneya Swamy, who visited the affected students at Gudur Government Hospital, stressed the …

Food Poisoning at Nursing Hostel, 50 Students Affected
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Food Poisoning at Nursing Hostel, 50 Students Affected

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: A serious case of food poisoning has stirred up concern at a girls' hostel in Chandanagar, Hyderabad. The incident occurred at the Suman Hostel of Bansilal Malani College of Nursing, where several students fell ill after consuming food at the hostel. The hostel management transported the ill students to a nearby private hospital for immediate treatment. The parents alleged …

Bihar: 60 children fall sick after eating midday meal, school refutes allegations
9 months, 1 week ago

Bihar: 60 children fall sick after eating midday meal, school refutes allegations

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 60 schoolchildren fell sick on Wednesday evening due to alleged food poisoning after consuming the midday meal in Bihar’s Araria, though the school administration dismissed the claims after consuming the food and in turn said that the children fell sick after attending a village feast. “Within a few minutes, over 50 children fell ill, triggering panic among villagers,” locals …

76 hostel students suffer food poisoning in Greater Noida, hospitalised
9 months, 2 weeks ago

76 hostel students suffer food poisoning in Greater Noida, hospitalised

India TV News  

As many as 76 students of a private hostel in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida suffered food poisoning and were later hospitalised, police said on Saturday. The students had dinner made for those observing Mahashivratri fast in the hostel, the police said. "The local police are seized of the incident which took place on Friday evening after around 76 students had …

15 Eklavya Gurukul Students Hospitalised, Food Poisoning Suspected
1 year, 1 month ago

15 Eklavya Gurukul Students Hospitalised, Food Poisoning Suspected

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Around 15 students of Eklavya Adarsh Gurukul Patasala in Ozili were hospitalised on Thursday morning with complaints of stomach ache, diarrhea and vomiting, suspected to have been caused by food poisoning. According to sources, the affected students developed symptoms after having dinner at the hostel mess on Wednesday. Photos circulating on social media showed 2-3 students sharing single beds …

13 Hospitalised in Vizag for Suspected Food Poisoning
1 year, 2 months ago

13 Hospitalised in Vizag for Suspected Food Poisoning

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Thirteen youngsters, who dined at a restaurant in Gajuwaka on Sunday, had to be hospitalised after they complained of severe vomiting and stomach ache. According to Gajuwaka inspector L. Bhaskar Rao, a group of friends had gathered at the restaurant on Sunday evening for a meal that included chicken biryani and barbeque chicken wings. However, they woke up on …

Madhya Pradesh: Over 100 children fall ill due to food poisoning at Gwalior institute
1 year, 2 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: Over 100 children fall ill due to food poisoning at Gwalior institute

India TV News  

Over 100 children fell ill due to food poisoning at Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical Education in Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, said the officials on Wednesday. Superintendent Hospital Gwalior Dr RKS Dhakad said yesterday evening we got the information that this kind of incident has happened in LNIPE. Taking a swift action upon the incident, our staffers started all the preparations …

UP: Insects Found in School's Mid-day Meal in Sambhal; Caterers, Administration Officials Suspended
1 year, 3 months ago

UP: Insects Found in School's Mid-day Meal in Sambhal; Caterers, Administration Officials Suspended

News 18  

A case of serving infected mid-day meals was found in Uttar Pradesh’s Sambhal when a school served food infested with insects to the students. According to India Today, the incident took place in Adampur village in the district when students of a government school found insects in their meals served during the mid-day lunch. During the investigation, the food department …

Food poisoning: 30 govt school kids hit in Manchal
1 year, 3 months ago

Food poisoning: 30 govt school kids hit in Manchal

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: A third incident of food poisoning at a government school within five days caused health concerns, as 30 girl students of the BC Welfare Residential School in Manchal of Rangareddy district fell ill after having breakfast on Saturday morning and had to be rushed to the hospital for treatment. Following the incident, 15 students were rushed to the local …

40 Students of Mannanur ST Girls Hostel Sick After Food Poisoning
1 year, 3 months ago

40 Students of Mannanur ST Girls Hostel Sick After Food Poisoning

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Forty students of a tribal girls hostel in Mannanur of Nagarkurnool's Amrabad mandal fell sick late on Thursday night after having 'tomato chaaru' for lunch. Students complained of difficulty in breathing and vomiting and were rushed to a hospital in the vicinity by fellow students and locals in autorickshaws, lorries and ambulances. This incident occurred three days after 103 …

Bihar: 50 school kids fall sick after consuming mid-day meal
1 year, 3 months ago

Bihar: 50 school kids fall sick after consuming mid-day meal

Live Mint  

Around 50 school children complained of stomach ache and vomiting allegedly after consuming a mid-day meal at a primary school in Dumra Block of Sitamarhi district, Bihar on 12 September. Last month, around 70 students were hospitalised after allegedly having a mid-day meal in a government school in southwest Delhi's Dabri area. The Delhi government had issued a show cause …

Over 100 students suffer food poisoning in Nizamabad
1 year, 3 months ago

Over 100 students suffer food poisoning in Nizamabad

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: At least 100 students who are pursuing at the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya in Nizamabad district were admitted to a hospital due to food poisoning at the school's hostel. Students and their parents alleged that the school premises are not hygienic, and the hostel staff served unhygienic food to students. It was suspected that food poisoning caused students to …

70 schoolboys in Delhi’s Sagarpur fall ill after midday meal
1 year, 3 months ago

70 schoolboys in Delhi’s Sagarpur fall ill after midday meal

The Hindu  

Nearly 70 students of a Delhi government school fell ill allegedly after having their midday meal in south-west Delhi’s Sagarpur, the police said on Friday. In a statement, the Delhi government said a show-cause notice has been issued to the midday meal provider at the school, seeking answers within 24 hours. Second incident The incident comes two weeks after 28 …

38 Hostel Girls Fall Sick After Taking Chloroquine
1 year, 5 months ago

38 Hostel Girls Fall Sick After Taking Chloroquine

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Around 38 girls fell sick in a residential school at Budumbo village of Mandasa mandal in Srikakulam district after they took chloroquine tablets given by the medical and health department on Friday morning as a measure of preventing malaria. Budumbo medical officer Dr Purna and his team rushed to the school and admitted the sick girls into the PHC …

123 students fall sick after eating contaminated mid-day meal in Karnataka
1 year, 5 months ago

123 students fall sick after eating contaminated mid-day meal in Karnataka

The Hindu  

Around 123 students, studying from classes 1 to 5 at a primary school in Appanadoddi village in Raichur taluk, have been provided treatment after they were served mid-day meal with a dead lizard on July 1 afternoon. The school authorities had prepared Uppittu for a mid-day meal and served it to 123 students. Raichur Rural MLA Basanagowda Daddal rushed to …

30 students fall ill after taking breakfast in Namakkal school
1 year, 6 months ago

30 students fall ill after taking breakfast in Namakkal school

The Hindu  

Thirty students attached to the Government Eklavya Model Residential School at Kolli Hills in Namakkal district fell ill after taking breakfast on Thursday. More than 350 students are studying in the Government Eklavya Model Residential School functioning at Senkarai in Kolli Hills. On information, parents of the students staged a protest in front of the school and said food prepared …

36 students fall sick after lizard found in mid-day meal at govt school in Bihar
1 year, 7 months ago

36 students fall sick after lizard found in mid-day meal at govt school in Bihar

India Today  

Thirty-six students fell ill after a lizard was found in their mid-day meal at a government school in Bihar's Saran district. The incident occurred on Thursday when the students received their mid-day meals at the government school. The government school's headmaster Suman Kumari said, "The NGO brought the food for the mid-day meals to be given to the students. On …

Chapra: 36 children fall ill after eating mid-day meal
1 year, 7 months ago

Chapra: 36 children fall ill after eating mid-day meal

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Thirty-six children of class 1 to class 5 in Bihar’s Chapra district fell sick after eating mid-day meal at the school on Thursday, officials said. School principal Suman Kumari said that the mid-day meal was being distributed by NGOs. According to officials, the incident took place at the Utkarit Girls Middle School Rasulpur Tikulia Tola Dumri area in the …

24 students fall sick after consuming mid-day meal at Gaya school
1 year, 8 months ago

24 students fall sick after consuming mid-day meal at Gaya school

Hindustan Times  

PATNA: Twenty-four students fell sick after consuming mid-day meal served at a school in Bihar’s Gaya district on Wednesday, said administration officials. Soon after, other students also fell sick and were shifted to the primary health centre, officials said. The Gaya district administration took cognisance of the matter and said action will be taken against the school headmaster and others …

Indore: 20 students fall ill due to food poisoning, many hospitalised
1 year, 8 months ago

Indore: 20 students fall ill due to food poisoning, many hospitalised

Hindustan Times  

At least 20 female students staying in a hostel of a private university in Madhya Pradesh's Indore district fell ill due to alleged food poisoning, an official said on Monday. The students complained of vomiting, diarrhoea and abdominal pain late Sunday night, SAGE University registrar Manish Chowdhary told PTI. Students of Indore university fall sick, undergo treatment at hospital owing …

Tribal girl students safe after suffering food poisoning
1 year, 9 months ago

Tribal girl students safe after suffering food poisoning

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: At least 42 girls of the Tribal Girls Residential School at Neravada in Panyam mandal of Nandyal district suffered food poisoning after having snacks in their hostel on Thursday night. Two of them became serious and authorities admitted them to Nandyal District General Hospital, where they have recovered. Rafi alleged the school principal and hostel staff are being negligent …

Tasting rules ignored in BC girls hostel in AP, causing food poisoning
1 year, 10 months ago

Tasting rules ignored in BC girls hostel in AP, causing food poisoning

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: A failure to observe the fundamental rules of tasting before serving food to children led to the food poisoning in the BC Welfare Hostel for Girls in Kothavalasa under Vizianagaram district and the MPP School in Kona village under Makkuva mandal of Parvatipuram Manyam district. Around 22 students of the MPP high school of this village were taken ill …

22 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal in Parvatipuram Manyam district
1 year, 10 months ago

22 students fall ill after consuming mid-day meal in Parvatipuram Manyam district

Deccan Chronicle  

VISAKHAPATNAM: As many as 22 students were taken ill and were hospitalised after consuming mid-day meal at Mandal Parishad School in Kona village of Makkuva mandal in Parvatipuram Manyam district on Tuesday. Medical officials said that six students complained of vomiting and stomach ache. On being informed, collector Nihant Kumar immediately sent a team of tashildar and three medical officers …

218 girls fall sick due to food contamination
1 year, 10 months ago

218 girls fall sick due to food contamination

Deccan Chronicle  

Vijayawada: Some 218 girls of Class VI to Intermediate fell sick due to food contamination at the Dr BR Ambedkar Residential School-cum-Hostel at Ramakrishnapuram village of Sattenapalli mandal in Palnadu district on Monday. Of these, 138 girls developed stomach pain, fever, loose motions and vomiting from the morning and they were rushed to the area hospital at Sattenapalli. She said …

Snake found in mid-day meal at Bengal school, children hospitalised
1 year, 11 months ago

Snake found in mid-day meal at Bengal school, children hospitalised

Hindustan Times  

Several school children were hospitalised in West Bengal's Birbhum district after consuming food in which a snake was allegedly found, officials said. Around 30 students of a primary school in Mayureswar block in the district fell ill after consuming the food served to them in mid-day meal on Monday, they said. A school staffer who had prepared the meal also …

Food poisoning: 40 girl students taken ill in Julurpad
2 years ago

Food poisoning: 40 girl students taken ill in Julurpad

Deccan Chronicle  

Kothagudem: Nearly 40 students of the Government Residential Girls School at Padamata Narasapuram in Julurpad mandal fell ill after taking food that was not cooked properly. “We faced an unbearable stomach ache followed by vomiting,” she said, Madhu Sri, another student, said, “I had loose motion in the morning and we are fine after taking the medicines.” Medical officer B …

Hundreds of students taken ill in IIIT-Srikakulam
2 years, 1 month ago

Hundreds of students taken ill in IIIT-Srikakulam

Deccan Chronicle  

Visakhapatnam: Hundreds of students living in hostels at the Rajiv Gandhi University of Knowledge and Technology, Etcherla in Srikakulam district fell ill during the last 24 hours due to suspected food poisoning. The university medical team treated most of the students, and a few serious cases were admitted to the hospital and released later. The incident came to light on …

ST welfare hostel students discharged from hospitals
2 years, 3 months ago

ST welfare hostel students discharged from hospitals

Deccan Chronicle  

WARANGAL: Students of Scheduled Tribes’ Welfare Hostel in Wardhannapet mandal of Warangal district, who had been admitted two days ago in Primary Health Centre, Wardhannapet, and MGH Hospital in Warangal after they fell ill due to food poisoning, have been discharged from their respective hospitals on Wednesday. Around 60 students of the ST hostel suffered food poisoning as a lizard …

Dead Lizard in Food, 33 Students of T'gana Hostel Fall ill
2 years, 3 months ago

Dead Lizard in Food, 33 Students of T'gana Hostel Fall ill

News 18  

As many as 33 students at a government-run girls’ hostel in Telangana’s Warangal district fell ill due to food poisoning. Read | Delhi’s Child Rights Body Issues Notice to MCD Over ‘Poor Performance’ of Primary Schools A girl undergoing treatment at the hospital said she noticed a dead lizard in the food and stopped eating. Few minutes later, several students …

Karnataka: 58 students of govt school take ill after eating half-cooked food
2 years, 4 months ago

Karnataka: 58 students of govt school take ill after eating half-cooked food

Live Mint  

A total of 58 students of a government school in a Karnataka district on Thursday took ill after consuming the mid-day meals they were served, education officials said. Meanwhile, in another related incident a total of 25 students of a government school in the outskirts of Ranchi reportedly fell sick after consuming mid-day meal, in which a dead lizard was …

About 100 IIIT Basar students fall sick in suspected food poisoning
2 years, 4 months ago

About 100 IIIT Basar students fall sick in suspected food poisoning

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Nearly 100 students of E1 and E2 of IIIT Basar reportedly suffered from headaches and stomach aches and took treatment at the hospital on the campus till Thursday evening from Wednesday night. The senior student said the exact picture would come out only after going through the patient register at the hospital as to how many students were treated …

60 fall ill due to poor food served at schools in Karimnagar
2 years, 4 months ago

60 fall ill due to poor food served at schools in Karimnagar

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: At least 60 students of gurukul residential schools and welfare institutions run by the state government fell sick due to poor quality of food served in areas under the erstwhile Karimnagar district. On Monday night, 20 students of the Telangana State Model School at Pochampalli in Manakondur mandal suffered food poisoning after having dinner. On Sunday, 40 students of …

Food poisoning rampant in govt hostels; 700 fall sick this year
2 years, 4 months ago

Food poisoning rampant in govt hostels; 700 fall sick this year

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: This year, July in particular, has not been good for students in government-run social welfare schools. On average, there was at least one case of food poisoning of students in different districts every week this year, an issue which came to the fore after students at IIIT Basar launched an agitation last month. On Monday, at the KGBV School …

40 students taken ill after having mid-day meal in Kurnool district
2 years, 4 months ago

40 students taken ill after having mid-day meal in Kurnool district

The Hindu  

In the second incident in a week, 40 students of Chakrala Mandal Parishad Upper Primary School in Pathikonda mandal fell ill on Tuesday after having the mid-day meal served at the school. District Education Officer V. Ranga Reddy said that an inquiry committee had been formed to go into the reasons behind the incident and that District Collector P. Koteswara …

Eight students of Gurukul residential school in Kamalapur fall sick
2 years, 5 months ago

Eight students of Gurukul residential school in Kamalapur fall sick

Deccan Chronicle  

Karimnagar: Around eight girl students of the Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Gurukul Girls' Residential School in Kamalapur mandal of Huzurabad constituency fell ill due to food poisoning, it emerged late on Thursday. The school management immediately shifted the students to a government hospital but hid the information from the other students as also the parents. “When our children came home, they …

15 students fall ill after suspected food poisoning in UP residential school
2 years, 5 months ago

15 students fall ill after suspected food poisoning in UP residential school

India TV News  

Highlights At least 15 girl students of a residential school in Saharanpur fell ill. The incident took place on Sunday at the Kasturba Gandhi Residential School. Food poisoning in school : At least 15 girl students of a residential school in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district were admitted to a community health centre following complaints of vomiting and uneasiness, a senior …

Kerala: 8 students hospitalised after having mid-day meal at primary school; food poisoning suspected
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala: 8 students hospitalised after having mid-day meal at primary school; food poisoning suspected

India TV News  

Highlights The incident was reported from Kayamkulam in Kerala's Alappuzha district The officials had visited the school and collected samples of food and water Kerala Health Minister Veena George has ordered to conduct an inquiry into the case Eight students of a primary school in Kerala were hospitalised due to a suspected case of food poisoning on Friday. The incident …

42 students affected by food poisoning at Kurnool school
2 years, 9 months ago

42 students affected by food poisoning at Kurnool school

Deccan Chronicle  

ANANTAPUR: Some 42 students of the government school in the Viswanagar area of Nandyal town in Kurnool district fell sick after having their mid-day meal at the school premises on Friday. Soon after the students started vomiting in the school, they were taken to the government hospital at Nandyal town. The students were served the mid-day meal consisting of rice, …

Food poisoning incidents in student hostels on rise
2 years, 9 months ago

Food poisoning incidents in student hostels on rise

Deccan Chronicle  

ADILABAD: Several incidents of food poisoning in hostels and of students falling sick are being reported from erstwhile Adilabad district. Some students of IIIT Basar fell sick after taking food in which, midway through the meals, they found a dead frog and a cockroach. This resulted in the serving of poor quality food to students and incidents of food poisoning. …

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